The Peugeot e-Expert will also offer a very serious competitor in Europe to the only other real player in that market – the Renault Master ZE.

That vehicle, however, has only a 33kWh battery and the seriously limited driving range of around 120km in real world terms.

In fact, that limited range figure is the likely reason that Renault Australia has never seriously considered bringing it here to be sold alongside the Kangoo ZE van they do offer here.

Renault Master ZE. Image: Groupe Renault

Given that the likely reason the Master ZE has never come to Australia has been its limited driving range, with e-Expert’s increased battery sizes (and associated longer driving ranges), it will be interesting to see if Peugeot brings the e-Expert to Australia.

It is nice to think so as the e-Expert, in combination with the Chinese E35 van the ACE Cargo, and the existing Kangoo ZE could make it an interesting Australian electric LCV market for 2020.

It is also worth noting that with electrification of the Expert van, Peugeot is making good on its promise to achieve a 100% electrified LCV range by 2021.

In addition, the e-Expert will add to their existing/soon to come range of EVs in Europe: the full electric e-Boxer van, e-208 hatch and e-2008 SUV, plus their plug-in hybrid (PHEV) range of the 3008 SUV, 508 large hatch and 508 station wagon.

Sadly, although it is nice to speculate that another low-emission LCV van could be coming here in 2020, we are still waiting for any Peugeot EVs to be offered in Australia.

Bryce Gaton is an expert on electric vehicles and contributor for The Driven and Renew Economy. He has been working in the EV sector for 10 years, and also is editor of the Australian Electric Vehicle Association newsletter.

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